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  1. Display Zones
    You may use Display Zones to restrict the display of this shipping method to certain locations. For example, if the state "Oregon" is entered in the "States" field, then only customers with a shipping address in that state will be shown this shipping method. Multiple Zip Codes, States and Count...

  2. Free Shipping Threshold
    Use the Free Shipping Threshold if you would like this shipping method to be free for orders that meet certain criteria.For example, setting a Free Shipping Threshold of "10 Quantity" would result in this shipping method in being free for orders with ten or more items.The Free Shipping Threshold ...

  3. Low Display Threshold
    Use the Low Display Threshold if you would like this shipping method to be displayed only for orders that meet certain criteria.For example, setting a Low Display Threshold of "10 Quantity" would display this shipping method for an order with eleven items in it, but would not display this shipping m...

  4. Max Shipping Method Value
    If a value is entered in this field, it will be used as the maximum value of the shipping method, even if the sum of the Markup, Base Rate and Per Item Charges is larger.

  5. Minimum Shipping Method Value
    If a value is entered in this field, it will be used as the minimum value of the shipping method, even if the sum of the Markup, Base Rate and Per Item Charges is smaller.

  6. Per Item Charge Type
    If you have set the Per Item Charge to be a percentage, then you can select what it is a percentage of here.Options:Quantity: The Per Item Charge will be calculated as a percentage of the total quantity of items in the order. (ie: 10% of an order with 50 items would = $5.00 per X items.)Value: Th...

  7. Per Item Charge Value
    Not used in remotely calculated shipping rates.The Per Item Charge Value is an amount that will be added to the shipping fee for every X items in an order. (X can be any number you select.) This can be a flat fee (ie: $3.50 for every X items) or a percentage (ie: 3.5% of the order subtotal for e...

  8. Remote Server Rate Calculation
    FedEx, UPS and USPS allow your store to invisibly connect with their own webservers during the checkout process. Their remote servers calculate estimated shipping fees, and then transmit those fees back to Modular Merchant, which displays them in the list of shipping methods during the checkout ...

  9. Shipping Display Order
    This is the order in which the shipping methods will be displayed in your list of shipping methods during the checkout process. The smaller the Display Order number, the higher up the list it is displayed.This must be an integer greater than or equal to zero, but need not be unique for each shi...

  10. Shipping Method ID Code
    Shipping Method ID codes are used by the software to communicate with FedEx, UPS and USPS. The software provides the appropriate ID code, which their server uses in calculating an order's shipping fees. Changing a FedEx, UPS or USPS ID code may result in incorrect shipping fees during the checkou...

  11. Shipping Method Name
    The name that will be displayed for this shipping method in your storefront.

  12. Shipping Method Status
    Inactive shipping methods are not displayed in your storefront. If you have a seasonal shipping method, you can change it to "inactive" status during its off season. This allows you to remove it from your storefront without requiring you to completely delete it from your account records.  

  13. Shipping Method System ID (SID)
    The System ID is a number automatically assigned by the system software when an item is generated. Each shipping method is given a unique System ID number. The System ID number is used in certain circumstances to reference specific items.

  14. Shipping Method Type
    There are four shipping method types: FedEx, UPS, USPS and Custom. Custom shipping methods are created by the store Administrator.

  15. Shipping Rate Base Rate Type
    If you have set the Shipping Base Rate to be a percentage, then you can select what it is a percentage of here.Options:Quantity: The Base Rate will be calculated as a percentage of the total quantity of items in the order. (ie: 10% of an order with 50 items would = $5.00.)Value: The Base Rate will...

  16. Shipping Rate Base Value
    Not used in remotely calculated shipping rates.The Shipping Rate Base Value is an amount that will be added to the shipping fee. This can be a flat fee (ie: $3.50) or a percentage (ie: 3.5% of the order subtotal).

  17. Shipping Rate Markup Type
    If you have set the Shipping Rate Markup to be a percentage, then you can select what it is a percentage of here.Options:Quantity: The Markup will be calculated as a percentage of the total quantity of items in the order. (ie: 10% of an order with 50 items would = $5.00.)Value: The Markup will be ...

  18. Shipping Rate Markup Value
    The Shipping Rate Markup is an amount added to the shipping fee. This can be a flat fee (ie: $3.50) or a percentage (ie: 3.5% of the order subtotal).


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